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it's going to be why i love barack obama, why barack obama's been good for you. he's going to vouch for the president in a very powerful way. i think he's going to do it pretty well. >> here's more on the biden factor. "joe bidenen unchained, the truth about biden is more subtle and complex, that his greatest asset, what obama strategist david axelrod calls him bluntness and ebullience is equally his gravest liability, his old school m.o. makes him uniquely unsuited to this most modern political media moment that in a culture that pines for authenticity and then punishes it cruelly, his utter incapacity for phoniness and, yes, his grievous inability to control his yap, endows him with enorm out charm and guile him as a human ied. >> the things he said in his career could have ruined him. his comment he made a few weeks ago about putting people back in chains was big for a week and he seeps to have slid past that. >> what about barack obama and the campaign? >> what? >> which led al sharpton to say at the time "i'm clean, i take baths." biden not only survived tha
it's going to be why i love barack obama, why barack obama's been good for you. he's going to vouch for the president in a very powerful way. i think he's going to do it pretty well. >> here's more on the biden factor. "joe bidenen unchained, the truth about biden is more subtle and complex, that his greatest asset, what obama strategist david axelrod calls him bluntness and ebullience is equally his gravest liability, his old school m.o. makes him uniquely unsuited to this most...
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it's because barack obama was for it. and what you've had over the last four years, and i guess i'm disagreeing with j a bit here, is tubn pty was far more obsessed with preventing obama from succeeding than it wasrom -- than it was interested in having the country succeed. there are a lot of things in obamacare that could have been inserted if the republicans played, malpractice and insurance being at the top of the list. >> they were scared by the tea party. they were scared by that whole debate in august of '09. and they never got back to what john heilemann pointedut could be a conservative responsibili argument for the individual mandate. >>o jt, the bipartisanship argument is a powerful argument except for the fact that you can't run on that in a republican primary. and no republicans wanted to hear from mitt romney, i can work with the other party, hang achieved all their success on opposing thother par pa ims thneth election are not like two separate aeons or two separate centuries. they happen in quick succession
it's because barack obama was for it. and what you've had over the last four years, and i guess i'm disagreeing with j a bit here, is tubn pty was far more obsessed with preventing obama from succeeding than it wasrom -- than it was interested in having the country succeed. there are a lot of things in obamacare that could have been inserted if the republicans played, malpractice and insurance being at the top of the list. >> they were scared by the tea party. they were scared by that...
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obama enjoys a seven-point lead in ohio. in florida, five in florida, two states that, of course -- >> i'll tell you, the fox news state-by-state polls were pretty devastating yesterday. romney has to win florida. you look at these states. if he doesn't win ohio, then he has to win withvirginia and iow. it is state by state by state pretty rough. but you know, mika, yesterday the president went and was interviewed on univision. >> mm-hmm. >> and there's some interesting things coming out of that. >> well, he went after mitt romney on those comments. he was asked about it, though. let's take a listen to what the president had to say. >> when you express an attitude that half the country considers itself victims, tha somehow they want to be dependent on government, my thinking is maybe you haven't gotten around a lot. because i travel around the country all the time, and the american people are the hardest working people there. >> it was comments, though, about changing the tone in washington that also got his opponent's atten
obama enjoys a seven-point lead in ohio. in florida, five in florida, two states that, of course -- >> i'll tell you, the fox news state-by-state polls were pretty devastating yesterday. romney has to win florida. you look at these states. if he doesn't win ohio, then he has to win withvirginia and iow. it is state by state by state pretty rough. but you know, mika, yesterday the president went and was interviewed on univision. >> mm-hmm. >> and there's some interesting things...
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vote for barack obama? he had so many chances during the campaign to carve out his own identity, which i think is closer to the real mitt romney. t events here in the city. he talked about his roles in the city. veryeducational. very educational show with bria showed that he's a policy guy, cared about issues as the governor dug into m. th mitmnoeot get very much attention and he doesn't put it on display very often. and it's now -- t thing he has to become is a fighter. he has to have guys like joe scarborough look at him ery e rt country, and r fighting to turn the country around. i don't see that but if he doesn't see that. em's going to be very hard to keep the party behind him. >> what's coming up next,mika? >> coming up, from theuclear tension in iran to thearn syria, can the u.n. security council come up with any solution? >>> "guys with kids" co-cated by jmyfallon. we'll talk with one o t st first, bill karins with a check of the weather. bill. >> good morning, mika and everybody el. around the coun
vote for barack obama? he had so many chances during the campaign to carve out his own identity, which i think is closer to the real mitt romney. t events here in the city. he talked about his roles in the city. veryeducational. very educational show with bria showed that he's a policy guy, cared about issues as the governor dug into m. th mitmnoeot get very much attention and he doesn't put it on display very often. and it's now -- t thing he has to become is a fighter. he has to have guys...
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the obama people agree with this. they said to me yesterday one reason why this tape's getting so much coverage is because romney's not filling the vacuum with anything. he's doing one public event a day, maybe one interview a day, doing mostly closed fund-raisers. he hasn't changed the narrative in a month positive direction. he must change things in a more positive direction, and that's what they're counting on in the first debate. >> if you're only doing one event a day, it's because your staff is scared to get you out there. one a day. >> which is a problem. >> or you just don't like to? >> or it's based upon the assumption you can win an election by essentially making it a referendum on the incumbent, and that strategy is not going to be enough. you've got to give a positive case for the alternative. >> i agree. they need to read the peggy noonan editorial and readjust. >>> keith ellison joins us, chuck todd, academy award winner denzel washington and the discovery channel's micke rowe. >>> up next, sam stein. fi
the obama people agree with this. they said to me yesterday one reason why this tape's getting so much coverage is because romney's not filling the vacuum with anything. he's doing one public event a day, maybe one interview a day, doing mostly closed fund-raisers. he hasn't changed the narrative in a month positive direction. he must change things in a more positive direction, and that's what they're counting on in the first debate. >> if you're only doing one event a day, it's because...
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in just a moment president obama and the first lady, michelle obama, will observe a moment of silence on the south lawn of the white house. just to give you a sense of the remembrance going on today, at 9:30 the president will head over to the pentagon for a wreath laying service where he will make remarks along with leon panetta and martin dempsey. vice president joe biden will be in pennsylvania to honor the passengers who took action against the hijackers on flight 93. there will be a reading of the names of the passengers and crew and the vice president will deliver brief remarks. >> and barack obama and michelle obama coming out right now, mika. obviously this president has faced the challenges of -- >> exactly 46 past the hour. the moment of silence. ♪ ♪ >> john meacham, this president now carries the tremendous burden that the last administration carried, to hold true to the words that so many americans spoke 11 years ago, never again. and what a burden that is for him. >> never forget. you talk to presidents. you hear president obama talk about the most solemn responsibili
in just a moment president obama and the first lady, michelle obama, will observe a moment of silence on the south lawn of the white house. just to give you a sense of the remembrance going on today, at 9:30 the president will head over to the pentagon for a wreath laying service where he will make remarks along with leon panetta and martin dempsey. vice president joe biden will be in pennsylvania to honor the passengers who took action against the hijackers on flight 93. there will be a...
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so obama came out, he opened up a lead. you had the republican conservative commentary began to go into a panic over this past weekend. i think the campaign began to react to that. and now you have a slide -- you're making mistakes under pressure. and so they're in a tough spot. >> how serious was the mistake he made yesterday, attacking barack obama based on faulty information the same day we find out that the first u.s. ambassador since 1979 is murdered overseas? >> look, i think it was a big mistake. i think it was a very serious mistake. and it was because we're at the point of the campaign now where these impressions start to harden into concrete. people are evaluating now on a daily basis who has what it takes to be the next president in a challenging time? who has the right temperament? who has the right character? and he fell short on that with that statement. >> you know, when the news was breaking and mitt romney's statement came out, the one that followed in the news that i was watching was sarah palin's. and i c
so obama came out, he opened up a lead. you had the republican conservative commentary began to go into a panic over this past weekend. i think the campaign began to react to that. and now you have a slide -- you're making mistakes under pressure. and so they're in a tough spot. >> how serious was the mistake he made yesterday, attacking barack obama based on faulty information the same day we find out that the first u.s. ambassador since 1979 is murdered overseas? >> look, i think...
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obama and the arab states derived from an obama character trait. he's not built many personal relationships with foreign leaders. "he's not good with personal relationships. that's not whatnterests him" said one united ates diom. bu t mid stho relationships are essential. the lack of them deprives d.c. of the inability to influence leadersh decisions. that, that is at the core, i think, of a lot of what we're talking about. tony bir will be on later. when you speak with ton blr, youan extrt wh h t he has developed personal relationships with leaders in the middle east. it seems this president has been unable to do that. and it's critical. >> he hasn't tried just like he hasn't tried like a lot of members on the hill in both parties. we've been hearing for seval years that thisresint wl goo un g a speech and then leave and i've heard from one diplomat after another it's as if he thinks the speech itself is the ends. and not a means to the ends, which, of course, is completely opposite of what george. d tough h entire life. >> i'm not sure your criti
obama and the arab states derived from an obama character trait. he's not built many personal relationships with foreign leaders. "he's not good with personal relationships. that's not whatnterests him" said one united ates diom. bu t mid stho relationships are essential. the lack of them deprives d.c. of the inability to influence leadersh decisions. that, that is at the core, i think, of a lot of what we're talking about. tony bir will be on later. when you speak with ton blr, youan...
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what has president obama done. what has he left when we started and where are we -- >> the key differences that's coming from bill clinton. that's 1992 to 2000. we haven't heard that from barack obama and maybe we will tonight and i think that's going to be a definitional moment for his presidency and certainly for his re-elect if he can frame that in his own words that we believe the next four years are going to be better off. it's great for bill clinton to tell us, but we need to hear it from him. >> what bill clinton did so well, he explained it. went through health care. why does it matter to you? these cuts in medicare matter to the seniors in the senior homes. it really -- >> but the president now hasn't talked about his health care plan that way and that's the point. >> we'll get that opportunity tonight. i think michele obama did a great job talking about why barack obama made a difference over the next four years but katty, at the end of the day, it does come down to the president himself standing up and d
what has president obama done. what has he left when we started and where are we -- >> the key differences that's coming from bill clinton. that's 1992 to 2000. we haven't heard that from barack obama and maybe we will tonight and i think that's going to be a definitional moment for his presidency and certainly for his re-elect if he can frame that in his own words that we believe the next four years are going to be better off. it's great for bill clinton to tell us, but we need to hear...
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the obama campaign handed bill clinton the microphone and allowed him to define the race as obama/clinton versus romney/bush. the gop in clinton's narrative creates economic messes. democrats clean them up. mark halperin, did they -- what else could they have done with george w. bush? >> well, they did show a nice video featuring 41 and 43, but they don't want this to be about george bush. and i think part of the -- >> isn't that what's hamstringing this campaign? >> part of the power of bill clinton is he puts his imprint on the obama argument, then voting for romney sends us back to the bush years. and there's not much counter for that as long as mitt romney is not very specific about how he'd be different than george bush. >> steve ratner, isn't voting for romney bringing us back to the bush years in terms of policy? >> essentially it is. essentially when you cut through all of romney's policies, it's more of what bush did. it's more of bush tax cuts and no real vision. >> why wouldn't they be proud of that and roll him out? >> we have that versus barack obama promising four more years
the obama campaign handed bill clinton the microphone and allowed him to define the race as obama/clinton versus romney/bush. the gop in clinton's narrative creates economic messes. democrats clean them up. mark halperin, did they -- what else could they have done with george w. bush? >> well, they did show a nice video featuring 41 and 43, but they don't want this to be about george bush. and i think part of the -- >> isn't that what's hamstringing this campaign? >> part of...
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better than barack obama. i mean, barack obama's speech w was -- i thought he delivered it very well but bill clinton was a country lawyer and he -- >> it could explain. >> he went item by item and blew up romney's arguments and built up barack obama's arguments. >> bill clinton heads to new hampshire next week to campaign for the president because he is that useful. what do you think, mr. speaker of mr. mitt romney's chances as things stand right now? how do you feel about it? >> i think he has to have a very strong debate. i think they're whistling past the grave yard. >> is that another way of saying he is not doing so well right now? >> sure. i think everybody i talk to agrees he's had two and a half very tough weeks. and i do agree. i think they started with the clinton speech and then they got compounded by all of the stuff that happened. on the other hand, where i think i would disagree and go back to my partisan roots is clinton really described a terrific obama if only he existed. >> right. >> but the
better than barack obama. i mean, barack obama's speech w was -- i thought he delivered it very well but bill clinton was a country lawyer and he -- >> it could explain. >> he went item by item and blew up romney's arguments and built up barack obama's arguments. >> bill clinton heads to new hampshire next week to campaign for the president because he is that useful. what do you think, mr. speaker of mr. mitt romney's chances as things stand right now? how do you feel about...
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what should president obama do to take control? >> well, i think first he has to make the kind of statement i was describing. restating u.s. policy but doing so very forcefully. we have been saying to israel, we've got your back. we're preparing for this. i think the broad pieces of this policy, this policy includes sanctions, this policy includes covert action, which is very aggressive. i don't know that i've ever seen a covert action program quite like this. and then it's got this threat over the horizon of actual military action, but the planning on the ground has already largely been done. there's pre-positioning, there's designation of sites that would be used. so all those pieces have to be pulled together. and i think the worst thing would be in this situation for the u.s. to be buffeted by a smaller ally in a matter of war and peace. these are decisions that american presidents have to take themselves. they have to hold all the instruments in their hands. i know from discussions that i've had with people in the administrati
what should president obama do to take control? >> well, i think first he has to make the kind of statement i was describing. restating u.s. policy but doing so very forcefully. we have been saying to israel, we've got your back. we're preparing for this. i think the broad pieces of this policy, this policy includes sanctions, this policy includes covert action, which is very aggressive. i don't know that i've ever seen a covert action program quite like this. and then it's got this...
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>> i get cast very much as a liberal of obama. i was an undecided voter until then. >> no. >> i'm not -- i'm not making this up. >> come on. >> i was an un -- i love obama personally. there was a lot of issues. and literally, he reframed the discussion. >> he does. >> and i believe that -- i'm a human being, and i think that happened to a lot of people. and the polls showed that. he really -- what -- >> you weren't going to vote for mitt romney. please. >> stop it. >> talk to the people in my life. there were a lot of issues out there. i'm telling you, i think in my heart, i still would have voted for obama, but he really clarified it. i'm being honest. >> the stork market bounce the next day. when i first saw it, i said, is this a bill bounce? >> i was going to drag myself -- and this was, like, the right choice. it really was. >> he restored optimism. he just managed to do that. and if obama does win, he is going to have a big debt to bill clinton. he reframed it in a way that the president hasn't been able to do. >> in 2015 whe
>> i get cast very much as a liberal of obama. i was an undecided voter until then. >> no. >> i'm not -- i'm not making this up. >> come on. >> i was an un -- i love obama personally. there was a lot of issues. and literally, he reframed the discussion. >> he does. >> and i believe that -- i'm a human being, and i think that happened to a lot of people. and the polls showed that. he really -- what -- >> you weren't going to vote for mitt romney....